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January 30, 2009 AMP approved by the City Planning Commission By A.J. PUCKETT Monday night the City Planning Commission reconvened to decide its recommendation to the City Council on the issue of the proposed Atlanta Motorsports Park. The G.L. Pete Gilleland Chambers and the adjoining room were filled to capacity with members of the community representing the opposition or offering support for the project. The Commission placed heavy stipulations on the recommendation for approval. Noise was the number one concern for almost each person that spoke against the proposed project and many of the stipulations were put in place to create more buffer for the surrounding area. Some of these stipulations include no use of a PA system on site and the rental garages, homes sites, retail and other buildings are to be placed strategically to reduce sound levels. Where the property runs along Duck Thurmond Rd. buildings, dirt berms and vegetation will be used to create sound barriers and there will be a 200 foot buffer around the perimeter of the property. The other stipulations that the Commission approved attempted to solve other concerns that citizens brought forward. Many individuals and the citizen group Citizens4Dawson requested that the AMP group be required to hire independent sound engineers to perform a study of the site and the Commission agreed with this by amending that the group must perform a sound study as soon as possible and that all plans submitted to the City Council a week ahead of time. The Commission was split in its final decision and Chairperson Claire Sharp cast the final vote in approval. Charlie Auvermann, Executive Director of the Dawson County Development Authority, spoke in favor of the proposed park. "Because this project costs nothing to the City up front it has the possibility of bringing a lot of money to the City and the County," said Auvermann. "It won't bring exactly $776,000 [in tax revenue] like I estimated, but it will still be something positive." Auvermann also mention http://www.dawsonadvertiser.com/articles/2009/01/30/news/news02.txt |
